Fabspeed parts made in Taiwan?

JoeZaff · Sep 5, 2014

Fabspeed Motorsport said: ↑

It has been our long-standing standard shipping practice for our fulfillment associates to place "Fragile - Handle With Care", "Made in USA", and "Install Instructions Available Online" stickers on every box that we ship out from our facility. We are now revisiting this procedure and are going to make sure that anything we do moving forward is in full compliance with FTC regulations and guidelines. Any potential oversight in this regard is regrettable, and we apologize for any confusion it may have caused.

The simple fact of the matter is that well over 95% of our product line is fully manufactured right here in the United States. We have adopted lean manufacturing principles in our operations, modeled after Toyota methodology. Our quality systems are evolving around ISO 9001 Standards. There are a few pieces, parts, components, and assemblies that we source from certified global vendors (just like most other manufacturers in our industry) in order to keep up with demand and in order to maintain the level of quality that we require. Without exception, 100% of Fabspeed's performance products are designed, engineered, and tested right here at our facility in the USA. As mentioned, a VERY small percentage of products and components - after being designed and tested here - are given to our manufacturing partners for production. We then receive these parts and finish the assembly and quality control back here at our facility. Additionally, as we grow, we are continuing to become more and more vertically integrated. Were constantly adding new machinery and equipment and moving more production in-house.

As a quick aside, I also want to address some of the comments that some people have made that we are simply "ordering parts and opening boxes", and that other companies are selling the same products. The fact is that we have had a number of our products blatantly copied by competitors, which is the risk that is run anytime you release something publicly. We have actually had a number of instances where "accounts" have ordered one or two of our parts and then disappeared, only to pop up a few months later selling the same product under their own label. Every product that we sell has been designed right here by our engineers, so make sure that you're actually buying an original when you do your product research.

Anyway, in an effort to be transparent, forthcoming, and honest with everyone here on the forums (and anywhere else for that matter), we filmed a quick walkthrough of the shop and facility here so that you can see the breadth of manufacturing capability and expertise that we have on-hand:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_zcpiuDyEc

We will be producing a more in-depth video along these lines in the coming weeks, but hopefully this helps settle some of the questions that our detractors have been hurling around on these forums in the meantime.

I'd like to also take a quick moment to let every one know that we will be hosting an open house event and exotic car meet here at our facility on Saturday October 4th. We cordially invite all of you to stop by to see the shop, and to meet some of our talented engineers and craftsmen who dedicate themselves to designing and fabricating Fabspeed's performance products. There will also be some great door prizes being raffled off, as well as food and beverages provided.

Here is the link to get more information or RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/281827165342751/

We sincerely hope that everyone here realizes that our number one priority is providing a superior product and a superior customer experience. We are a relatively small company, but we are very passionate about what we do and we're growing very rapidly. We look forward to sharing the journey with all of you and to continuing to innovate and produce products that we stand behind and believe in.
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Thank you for your thoughtful and well written response. I know there will be those who will criticize your response, some maybe just for the sake of criticizing you... And that is disappointing.

Let me be very clear and unequivocal in commending you. IMHO You have taken the high road and been as forthcoming as any reasonable person should expect any company to be in a public forum. I really respect your response and it says a lot about your integrity. I applaud you for your candor and your attempt to be as transparent as possible without discussing details that could compromise your business.

Thank you,

Sincerely,
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rmitchell248 · Sep 7, 2014

AceMaster said: ↑

Lol...you're kidding, right? Here are your exact words, go back 1 page if you think I am making this up:

You have access to my PM box, right? Go through it, you won't think it's funny when you see how many big names and how many average joe's on this site believe that this is the case.
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Are you 12?

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since-15 · Sep 8, 2014

Fabspeed Motorsport said: ↑

It has been our long-standing standard shipping practice for our fulfillment associates to place "Fragile - Handle With Care", "Made in USA", and "Install Instructions Available Online" stickers on every box that we ship out from our facility. We are now revisiting this procedure and are going to make sure that anything we do moving forward is in full compliance with FTC regulations and guidelines. Any potential oversight in this regard is regrettable, and we apologize for any confusion it may have caused.

The simple fact of the matter is that well over 95% of our product line is fully manufactured right here in the United States. We have adopted lean manufacturing principles in our operations, modeled after Toyota methodology. Our quality systems are evolving around ISO 9001 Standards. There are a few pieces, parts, components, and assemblies that we source from certified global vendors (just like most other manufacturers in our industry) in order to keep up with demand and in order to maintain the level of quality that we require. Without exception, 100% of Fabspeed's performance products are designed, engineered, and tested right here at our facility in the USA. As mentioned, a VERY small percentage of products and components - after being designed and tested here - are given to our manufacturing partners for production. We then receive these parts and finish the assembly and quality control back here at our facility. Additionally, as we grow, we are continuing to become more and more vertically integrated. Were constantly adding new machinery and equipment and moving more production in-house.

As a quick aside, I also want to address some of the comments that some people have made that we are simply "ordering parts and opening boxes", and that other companies are selling the same products. The fact is that we have had a number of our products blatantly copied by competitors, which is the risk that is run anytime you release something publicly. We have actually had a number of instances where "accounts" have ordered one or two of our parts and then disappeared, only to pop up a few months later selling the same product under their own label. Every product that we sell has been designed right here by our engineers, so make sure that you're actually buying an original when you do your product research.

Anyway, in an effort to be transparent, forthcoming, and honest with everyone here on the forums (and anywhere else for that matter), we filmed a quick walkthrough of the shop and facility here so that you can see the breadth of manufacturing capability and expertise that we have on-hand:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_zcpiuDyEc

We will be producing a more in-depth video along these lines in the coming weeks, but hopefully this helps settle some of the questions that our detractors have been hurling around on these forums in the meantime.

I'd like to also take a quick moment to let every one know that we will be hosting an open house event and exotic car meet here at our facility on Saturday October 4th. We cordially invite all of you to stop by to see the shop, and to meet some of our talented engineers and craftsmen who dedicate themselves to designing and fabricating Fabspeed's performance products. There will also be some great door prizes being raffled off, as well as food and beverages provided.

Here is the link to get more information or RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/281827165342751/

We sincerely hope that everyone here realizes that our number one priority is providing a superior product and a superior customer experience. We are a relatively small company, but we are very passionate about what we do and we're growing very rapidly. We look forward to sharing the journey with all of you and to continuing to innovate and produce products that we stand behind and believe in.
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Seems sound enough to me!

rob lay · Sep 8, 2014

3 days of silence since Fabspeed posted. If ever a good time to close the thread, it is now. Fabspeed did a better job with their post than I expected, so I'm happy with them.

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